gown
Americannoun
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a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
- Synonyms:
- frock
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a loose, flowing outer garment in any of various forms, worn by a man or woman as distinctive of office, profession, or status.
an academic gown.
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the student and teaching body in a university or college town.
verb (used with object)
noun
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any of various outer garments, such as a woman's elegant or formal dress, a dressing robe, or a protective garment, esp one worn by surgeons during operations
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a loose wide garment indicating status, such as worn by academics
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the members of a university as opposed to the other residents of the university town Compare town
verb
Related Words
See dress.
Other Word Forms
- ungowned adjective
Etymology
Origin of gown
1300–50; Middle English goune < Old French < Late Latin gunna fur or leather garment
Example Sentences
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The largest chair was occupied by a man in his fifties with dark brown skin, a scholar’s gown, and a formidable look of power.
From Literature
A woman in a wedding gown races by me, knocking my shoulder.
From Literature
One of the signature looks was a batwing gown, designed in a shade of red used in Valentino's first collection more than 60 years ago.
From BBC
Where her vision clears, she’s in a hall lit by candlelight and crystal chandeliers draped in pearls, dressed in an iridescent gown and jewels evocative of the decade’s New Romantic style.
From Salon
He was best known for his gowns in deep rich "Valentino red".
From Barron's
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